Qatar, Pakistan, and Oman Mediate to Restore US-Iran Ceasefire

Qatar, Pakistan, and Oman are mediating US-Iran ceasefire talks, swapping draft proposals between Washington and Tehran in what Qatar calls "very progressive stages." The goal: revive a mid-June ceasefire that collapsed in July and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage carrying roughly a fifth of global oil and LNG. A projectile struck a cargo vessel off Oman's coast on August 3.